English to English Dictionary

folio

A book or manuscript made of sheets of paper folded once, thus forming four pages.

forbearance

Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

forceps

A pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or obstetrics for seizing and holding objects.

foreordain

To appoint or decree something beforehand; to predestine.

forewarner

A person who gives advance warning of a danger, problem, or future event.

forlorn

Perfectly wretched, miserable, or desolate, often through desertion or abandonment.

formation

The action of forming or process of being formed.

formulate

To create or devise methodically (a strategy or a proposal).

forthrightness

The quality of being direct and honest in speech and behavior, without hesitation or evasion.

fortyish

Approximately forty years of age, or having characteristics associated with that age.

fracture

A crack or break in a hard object or material, especially a bone.

friable

Easily crumbled or crushed into small pieces.